Las Vegas, NVHot Chocolate

Neon's 2025 hot chocolate roundup points to the European Drinking Chocolate at this Venetian outpost of the San Francisco bean-to-bar maker, a single-origin dark chocolate drink the paper calls thick with rich depth. The cafe sits off the lobby near the Grand Colonnade and pours single-origin chocolate and coffee drinks all day. The menu also carries a Mission Hot Chocolate built on fruity Ambanja, Madagascar chocolate. Order the European Drinking Chocolate in the demitasse pour for the more concentrated version, or the full cup for something less intense.

The Classic Hot Cocoa at this Linq Promenade outpost of the San Francisco chocolate brand has a deep chocolate flavor, finished with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder. The shop sits along the promenade near the High Roller and doubles as an ice cream counter. Order the Classic Hot Cocoa.

Neon's 2025 roundup singles out the Blossoming Hot Chocolate at this Caesars Palace bakery from the Cronut creator, built on a homemade hot chocolate topped with a flower shaped marshmallow that opens to reveal a chocolate bonbon inside. The same drink and format run at the Dominique Ansel Marche location inside Paris Las Vegas. Order it for the marshmallow reveal as much as the chocolate itself, which is the detail the paper calls out over the drink's flavor.

The Marshmallow Cloud Hot Chocolate at this Flamingo Road empanada shop is a spicy Spanish hot chocolate ringed with toasted marshmallow meringue, whipped cream and chocolate sauce, per Neon's 2025 roundup. It is a seasonal build on the counter service spot's regular menu of savory and sweet empanadas rather than a year round fixture. Order it toasted tableside if the shop offers it, since the meringue ring is the part singled out as different from an ordinary mug of cocoa.

Neon's earlier hot chocolate roundup points to the Jagermeister hot chocolate at this Downtown Grand restaurant and live music room, topped with peppermint whipped cream. It is a seasonal build on a menu that otherwise runs to burgers, wings and bottomless brunch cocktails through the year. Order it on the casino floor room's winter list, and check that the seasonal cocoa is on before making the trip, since it runs alongside the venue's regular bar program rather than year round.